Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 57
Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)
पराजितश्च पुरुषो दैत्य दण्डं प्रयच्छति दण्डार्थं ते प्रदास्यामि वरं वृणु यमिच्छसि
parājitaśca puruṣo daitya daṇḍaṃ prayacchati daṇḍārthaṃ te pradāsyāmi varaṃ vṛṇu yamicchasi
“Apabila seseorang ditundukkan, wahai Daitya, dia memberikan denda atau balasan. Sebagai denda itu, Aku akan mengurniakan kepadamu suatu anugerah—pilihlah apa sahaja yang engkau kehendaki.”
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FAQs
The verse frames divine grace as a reciprocal response to devotion: the Lord voluntarily binds Himself to a ‘code’ of honoring the devotee’s spiritual victory.
Vamśānucarita / carita: it is a moralizing narrative moment where a devotee’s conduct elicits a doctrinal teaching on bhakti and divine responsiveness.
Calling the boon a ‘daṇḍa’ (penalty) is ironic and symbolic: what would be punishment in worldly conquest becomes beneficence in spiritual conquest—power is transmuted into compassion.